Commercial Balsa Cranks?

[Nibbles]

Does anyone know whether any big lure companies still produce decently priced balsa cranks? As much as I'd love to support custom luremakers, I doubt I'll be able to continue dropping anywhere from 15-25 bucks per crankbait at the rate I lose them. I shore fish a lot with cranks, so lure retrievers don't always work.

So far I've managed to find the Bomber model B's and the Strike King shad series.

[tholmes]

There's quite a few.

http://www.basspro.com/Rapala-DT-%28DivesTo%29-Fat-Series-Crankbaits/product/98346/-1537089

http://www.basspro.com/Norman-Lures-Professional-Edge-Baits-Fat-Boy/product/61263/-1540008

http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-XPS-Balsa-Boogie-Crankbait/product/42768/-1114598

There's three that are reasonably priced.

I'm sure there are more out there.

Tom

[Ern]

I still got a box of Bagley's.

Off topic but read a thing last night on the Bagley being sold in Japan. Also said the DB 3 mag was made for shore fishing in japan.

[Vinny Chase]

DT FAT!!!

If there are any Gander Mountains in your vicinity you should head there on BF, fats are going to be $2.99!

[Nick]

Surfing ebay, I just bought 2 handmade new squarebills for 8.00, no tax or shipping fees. I'll let you know the quality of these $4 balsa baits. Some fellow out of Florida is selling them, and I bit on it.

[Nibbles]

I always thought that the Norman Fatboys were touted to emulate balsa, but weren't actually made of balsa?

[Nibbles]

DT FAT!!!

If there are any Gander Mountains in your vicinity you should head there on BF, fats are going to be $2.99!

Wanna buy me a few(6-8?)in assorted colors and stuff em in a flat rate box and get em to me? 

I'll pay for shipping.

[Vinny Chase]

DT FAT!!!

If there are any Gander Mountains in your vicinity you should head there on BF, fats are going to be $2.99!

Wanna buy me a few(6-8?)in assorted colors and stuff em in a flat rate box and get em to me?

I'll pay for shipping.

If I can make it out there today I will for sure. The only problem is we have a foot of snow and the roads are a sheet of ice.

[Nibbles]

DT FAT!!!

If there are any Gander Mountains in your vicinity you should head there on BF, fats are going to be $2.99!

Wanna buy me a few(6-8?)in assorted colors and stuff em in a flat rate box and get em to me?

I'll pay for shipping.

If I can make it out there today I will for sure. The only problem is we have a foot of snow and the roads are a sheet of ice.

Appreciate it! 

And yeah, the weather this year has been dismal. We had freezing rain today and the black ice caused all sorts of mayhem. Must have passed 7 or 8 wrecks on my way to get groceries today.

[Blue Streak]

Bagley still makes some nice balsa baits at a fair price.

[Avalonjohn44]

Rapala is the brand easiest to find, and they are pretty hard to beat.  The DT series is a board favorite.

Bomber makes some pretty good square lip baits, Gander Mountain had them in the $3 bargin bin recently.

Bagleys are all over ebay, but hard to find in a store these days.

There is a guy on ebay that sells his own hand made cranks called Catching Concepts. They are cedar cranks, but just as good as anything out there in my opinion. 

[repper]

Rapala! TW has them on sale now i believe. they normally sell them for 6.99 i think, so @ 20% off they're a great deal imho

[repper]

i was referring to the Rapala DT series, my favorite.

[Blue Streak]

There ya go

Thanks for posting that link. Like most old baits I don't think the new version is quite as good as the originals, but Bagley balsa baits are about as good as any you can buy and they do produce and you can't beat the quality for the price. Just look at those finishes. They are still my number one balsa choice.